Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-16
THE BROTHERS..
A r,u. and rrssssa, inc,Asss 81 Th'r'S Year,
ago

irving pan. and coffee pot with On a preston
a. surprise not unminsled with suspiciOu, foi
certainly such an unnecessary amount ol
pol,tsnens, the time and p,ace considered,
see,ncd u afford sufficient ground for doubt.
Howsver. ~ what he sAw through the smoke
of the hte was only . tall, bearded
aud handsome man, whuse clothing and
bcning seemed 10 indicate that he he'd latsly
arrived from tho "Sta'ss," the miner con.
cludei II was all "squ.re." aud gruntsd out
In answer:
Mormon Guiche Be.cher life.
The stranger again spoke: "Then can yon
tell me"
Hut now singular thins, happened. The
miner had risen from his knees, and for the
first tims turned his sszs iuli upon the
stranger. 1t va. only for On instant and
then the latter found hinselt suddenly lOok.
Ing down thu bsr,el OF . revolver, With .
fierce eye glAring back OF Il, while threaten.
lug voice growled out:
"iSo games on ne. nov, old man, knows
you. Wha, dyer wani?"
The stranger looked not Q little amazed
and startled, M we'll he might but seeing IN
moment that the others sction rather indi
Gated u defensive than offensive Intention, he
What Is Tho meaning ofall this! Can't .
man ask n evil question In this country p
The miner lo.ered hta weapon slightly,
but answered, with All omnibus shake OF the
head
"lt won't DO. Wallace Il won't do, my
boy. No games among old psrdners, you
know. 1t won't DO, Arth."
A light seemed to presk upon tbaatraugrr's
face, though It stili eSprsased much amaze
nent.
"Arth," he repeated, "thank heaven !
have come right nj last You mean my
bto'her."
"CsrtAiniy. You have made . mistake,
hut not = strange one. 1 am Philip Wallace.
Arthur and were always figuring In casas
OF mixed Identity hack in the ssA'sa We
The bronzsd and rugged -facsd miner cook
TO whom the swech WAS addressed stOod
silently regarding tho stranger while IL was
teipH uttered, holding In one hand the try.
ing pan with It's half sl,css OF bacon, and In
the o,l or the revolver.
"Twins." he uttered at lsst "Ave you
and Ar,h Wallace ~ ~ins-both on yer :"
The stranger becked . smile, - no an
swered
~ think can assure you that No arc ~,
indeed not only twins, but 10th OF us such.
But II Il had been Arthur. why, may ! AK,
should you have greeted him like thsir
1t wAs q natural question:, certainly, but
there seemed much In Il that was con iusing
to the person addressed Hut hs answered
Al last with counter query, while his eyes
dweit curiously upon the fsce Of the stranvef
You're jcs, from the states, l reckon -
"Nes."
"Then o. course you don't know some Of
our hasty ways out here la the disgin's, nor
how ready man gets tn bs y ith his wSeponA
I've knowcd Arth long time, oh, yes, and
we've ailus been frtenda Still We'f had Q
breeze sometimes, ~ chums will, you now,
and seein' him come up on ms student and
quiet Ike ,hat-~hy, l didn't know what
WAS up, dye see ?"
The strxnge did not ssem altogether sstis.
t..k.N NNsNspa
bIo,her's cf arsc'er, but . moments thought
con vincsd him hos utterly devoid OF any In.
tention To offend the words OF the apeaksr
were, and he ans cred with . smile:
$50 that WAS H. ! confess ] wondered
Hut l can hardly tell you how glad l was to
hear my brothers name from you. anyhow,
a. II showed ms that thus time he'd not gone
sstray, but hah reached place where people
know him, at least IL II not ttut!'
"Trus that know Arth Wslace! Well,
] should jesi remark. on, yes, ] know him
- ! sald-iact IL, most on In do around about
y~,a"
Perhaps hero Vas something . liule sing-
uisr IN the accent of the speaker, bu', II 40
the oihsr wss too much ErAtibed by the In
telligence to notice 10. There W sntnethipG
more of re-, ereBo- than usually sppl'es tnt
words in the manner in which be - d, lihinR
his ilne eyes Tor an instant TO the beautiful
blu" sky shoSe him:
"Tbsnk God!'
Something like a lush OF shame came over
the miners fare ss hs listened, nnd, ~
II to stiil some UNIV elcnme internal emotion,
he asked, hastily
I" Rs ou look in fur your brother?'
"What elser' WA the answer. "Thts Is .
grand country you have here" turning - no
spoke, q sweeping glance over the RiortOusiy
beautiful extent Of mountain aud valley, can
yon and rxvine. visible around them, = but
st,ll / scarcely think l should have left New
York but with sotne stronger desire than 70
behold beautiful scenery"
A..n All r. n
the miner, lsconicaliy, once more dropping
upon his knee and busying himself with his
cOnk ing utensils
"Trur, and an honest and proper reason"
said the stranger, quietly "bnt did not
even have this necessity 70 urge me. Per.
hsps." he continued, half to himself, cit
would have teen more n my advantage had
my circumstances been different"
"But ATtb, your brother, he come any.
how" said the miner waking up
"Ah, but no vas . rover born, and ! the
STAY. ri home. That made oil the cifisrSncF.
And II I ain here now It IL only becAuse hs
has ensi u forget US of late, aud come n
remind him Of the mother aud those Others
ha lett at home."
Something, perhaps It was dying cinder.,
seemed suddenly to get into the miners
eyes and throat, Tor he drew his hand hastily
acro+s bis face, and for moment seemed
troubled With violent fit OF coughing he
recovered hitEsslf soOD, however, sufficiently
70 say:
"l'm torry, strangeer, but you won't hnd
ATth in these u'Rgins"
"No7" And / thought l had overtaken
bin at last But you know him-you can
direct msY'
"Oh yes, all the boys here knows him, hut
] can't jest ssy where hs could Oe found now.
He LETT here two months ago. anyhow, aud
We haven't heard much of him since, least.
ways not to know where bis camp 10 now.
He's somewhere further up the hills yonder,
] reckon"
Philip W,llacss face expressed what be
felt, deep disappointment. He had believed
himself but q moment before at the end OF
what hah been . long, weary quest for his
erratic brother, aud he found now that there
was still, q great degree OF uncertainty - To
his whsr. sbOuts. Still he had never before
heard any thing NJ positive, and st all events
he could not now be far from the end OF his
search.
He glanced snxiously toward the weat,
where the sun wsS already resting upon the
pine topped mountain range. How far 10
h u the next camp In the direction you
speak OFF," he asked. "Coutd reach there
tonight ?"
"Thunder and blazes," l should think
not" was the emphatic answer. Irs diteeu
miles In . straight line. and the O:d Boy
only knows how many along the trsil.
slides that, stranger, how tur dye 'Pose
you'd get aftsr dark In these yere hills win
your neck In one piece, not 70 speak OF some
OF the gentry you might meat on the road
You don't think you're on Brosd way OF the
builyvsrda, do Your
"Are the roads really dangerous, then ?"
kAd n